Mark Kelly has served as the junior US Senator from Arizona
since 2020. He was a captain in the United States Navy when he
commanded the final mission of space shuttle Endeavour in May 2011.
A veteran of four space flights to the International Space Station,
he is a graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy and
holds a master’s degree from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate
School.
C. F. Payne has illustrated more than a dozen picture books,
including the New York
Times bestselling Mousetronaut by astronaut Mark
Kelly; the Texas Bluebonnet winner Shoeless Joe & Black
Betsy, written by Phil Bildner; and the New York
Times bestsellers The Remarkable Farkle
McBride and Micawber, both by John Lithgow. He teaches at
the Columbus College of Art & Design, where he is the chair of the
Illustration Department. Payne lives with his wife and children in
Cincinnati, Ohio. Visit him online at CFPayne.com.
"This little mouse may well inspire some big dreams." -- Kirkus
*Kirkus*
"In this picture book based on the space shuttle Endeavor
...,Meteor is one of the smallest mice, but the most hardworking.
...The values of being small, useful, solving problems, and working
hard–as opposed to being big and strong–will inspire young
readers." -- School Library Jounral
*School Library Journal*
"Inspired by this real-life mouse, Kelly’s first children’s book
tells the story of Meteor, a lightly anthropomorphized rodent who
turns his tininess into an advantage when an important key gets
stuck in a crack between two monitors. ... textured images and
vivid portraits that make it absolutely clear that space travel is
a larger-than-life adventure. " -- Publishers Weekly
*Publishers Weekly*
Here the mouse is headed in the opposite direction. This first
children’s book by Kelly, a retired astronaut and husband of former
Representative Gabrielle Giffords, builds on his experience with
real mice aboard the space shuttle Endeavour. Eighteen of them. In
this winning story there are six, and as the smallest one, Meteor
gets to perform his own special mission. After helping the
astronauts out of a potential Apollo 13 calamity, Meteor is
declared a hero—sure to please many fellow pipsqueaks back on
Earth.
*The New York Times Book Reivew*
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